Shloka 70

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

समस्तमित्यतो ब्रूयान्मयेति च समब्रवीत् । सदाशिवं हृदि ध्यात्वा मंदादीति ततो मुने

Transliteration

samastamityato brūyānmayeti ca samabravīt | sadāśivaṃ hṛdi dhyātvā maṃdādīti tato mune

Translation

Then one should utter the word “samastam,” and also pronounce “mayi” (“in me”). Thereafter, O sage, meditating upon Sadāśiva within the heart, one should then recite (the mantra) beginning with “maṁdā…”.

Word by Word

• समस्तम्: the whole; all (as an object to be uttered)
• समस्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective used substantively

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अतः: therefore; from that
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from this)

• ब्रूयात्: should say; should utter
• ब्रूयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समब्रवीत्: said; spoke
• समब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सदाशिवम्: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—सदा + शिव (कर्मधारयः)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having meditated’

• मन्दादि: ‘ma’ etc. (syllables beginning with ma)
• मन्दादि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—मन्द + आदि (तत्पुरुषः; ‘beginning with m’/‘m-and others’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्-अर्थे (then/from there)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as received in the Shiva Purana tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ … (samastam) … (mayi) …; then dhyāna of Sadāśiva in the heart; mantra continues beginning ‘maṃdā…’ (as indicated)

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Interiorization of the cosmic Lord (samasta) into the heart-space as locus of grace

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It emphasizes inward Shaiva practice: first aligning speech in a deliberate mantra-sequence, then fixing awareness on Sadāśiva in the heart—showing that mantra becomes fruitful when joined with dhyāna (inner contemplation) and surrender to Pati (the Lord).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

While external worship (including Liṅga-pūjā) is foundational, this verse points to the complementary inner worship—visualizing Sadāśiva within the heart—indicating that Saguna forms and ritual culminate in internalized devotion and yogic absorption.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A mantra-japa sequence combined with heart-centered meditation (hṛd-dhyāna) on Sadāśiva; the instruction implies disciplined recitation and contemplation rather than mere mechanical chanting.